Biopsychology

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Biopsychology

John P.J. Pinel & Steven J. Barnes

Pearson, c2018

10th ed

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-567) and indexes

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For courses in Physiological Psychology and Biopsychology Explore how the central nervous system governs behavior Biopsychology presents a clear, engaging introduction to biopsychological theory and research through a unique combination of biopsychological science and personal, reader-oriented discourse. Original author John Pinel and new co-author Steven Barnes address students directly and interweave the fundamentals of the field with clinical case studies, useful metaphors, and memorable anecdotes that make course material personally and socially relevant to readers. In addition to expanded learning objectives that guide students through the course, the Tenth Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect this rapidly progressing scientific field. Available to package with Biosychology, Tenth Edition, MyLab (TM) Psychology is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. MyLab Psychology is ideal for courses requiring robust assessments. Biosychology, Tenth Edition is also available via Revel (TM), an interactive digital learning environment that replaces the print textbook, enabling students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Revel is ideal for courses where student engagement and mobile access are important. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; Pearson MyLab does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyLab, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. 0134743369 / 9780134743363 Biopsychology plus MyLab Psychology with eText - Access Card Package, 10/e Package consists of: 0134203690 / 9780134203690 Biopsychology, 10/e 0134727746 / 9780134727745 MyLab Psychology with eText Access Card

目次

PART I: WHAT IS BIOPSYCHOLOGY? 1. Biopsychology as a Neuroscience: What Is Biopsychology, Anyway? PART II: FOUNDATIONS OF BIOPSYCHOLOGY 2. Evolution, Genetics, and Experience: Thinking about the Biology of Behavior 3. Anatomy of the Nervous System: Systems, Structures, and Cells That Make Up Your Nervous System 4. Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission: How Neurons Send and Receive Signals 5. The Research Methods of Biopsychology: Understanding What Biopsychologists Do PART III: SENSORY AND MOTOR SYSTEMS 6. The Visual System: How We See 7. Mechanisms of Perception: Hearing, Touch, Smell, Taste, and Attention: How You Know the World 8. The Sensorimotor System: How You Move PART IV: BRAIN PLASTICITY 9. Development of the Nervous System: From Fertilized Egg to You 10. Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity: Can the Brain Recover from Damage? 11. Learning, Memory, and Amnesia: How Your Brain Stores Information PART V: BIOPSYCHOLOGY OF MOTIVATION 12. Hunger, Eating, and Health: Why Do Many People Eat Too Much? 13. Hormones and Sex: What's Wrong with the Mamawawa? 14. Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms: How Much Do You Need to Sleep? 15. Drug Use, Drug Addiction, and the Brain's Reward Circuits: Chemicals That Harm with Pleasure PART VI: DISORDERS OF COGNITION AND EMOTION 16. Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain: The Left Brain and the Right Brain 17. Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health: Fear, the Dark Side of Emotion 18. Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders: The Brain Unhinged

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